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BECE English tests how well you understand and use English: grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, spelling and how words sound. The objectives paper rewards careful reading, so timed practice helps you stop rushing and start spotting the trap options.

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5 sample English Language questions

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  1. Question 1 · Vocabulary · Objees practice question

    Choose the word nearest in meaning to 'furious' in: The headmaster was furious when the bell rang late.

    1. A delighted
    2. B very angry
    3. C tired
    4. D surprised
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    B very angry

    'Furious' means extremely angry. The headmaster was very angry about the late bell.

  2. Question 2 · Grammar · Objees practice question

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Neither Kofi nor his sisters ___ at home yesterday.

    1. A was
    2. B were
    3. C is
    4. D has been
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    B were

    With 'neither … nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Sisters' is plural, and 'yesterday' needs the past tense, so 'were' is correct.

  3. Question 3 · Antonyms · Objees practice question

    Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'generous'.

    1. A kind
    2. B mean
    3. C rich
    4. D humble
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    B mean

    A generous person gives freely. The opposite is 'mean': unwilling to give or share.

  4. Question 4 · Spelling · Objees practice question

    Choose the correctly spelt word.

    1. A accomodation
    2. B acommodation
    3. C accommodation
    4. D acomodation
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    C accommodation

    'Accommodation' has a double 'c' and a double 'm'.

  5. Question 5 · Idioms · Objees practice question

    What does the idiom mean in: Ama has been burning the midnight oil before her BECE.

    1. A wasting fuel at night
    2. B staying up late to study
    3. C cooking late at night
    4. D refusing to sleep because of fear
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    B staying up late to study

    'Burning the midnight oil' means working or studying late into the night.

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